“It’s important to be aware of what’s going on in the world and to think about how you can start to make a difference, even when you’re a kid.”
February 7, 2014 - Both men and women suffer from the severe flaws of the criminal justice system.
In Iraqi Kurdistan a survey by the Ministry of Human Rights in 2009 suggests that in one district over 40 percent of
The NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security has released the May 2010 version of their Monthly Action Points (
Hundreds of civilians are still being killed or maimed every month in Iraq, even if the past two years have seen an o
In spite of the Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq (OWFI) background on women'srights, we did not expect nor com
In order to provide a detailed look at the conditions faced by women in the Middle East and understand the complex en
The NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security has released the February 2010 version of our Monthly Action Point
This Assessment measures Iraq's compliance with internationally accepted standards of gender equality as outlined in
MADRE, an international women's human rights organization, emphatically supports the call of Iraqi women's organizati
MADRE, an international women's human rights organization, opposes renewed attempts to impose Islamic law on the peop
This Assessment measures Iraq's compliance with internationally accepted standards of gender equality as outlined in
Among the recommendations made in this report, Amnesty International calls on the Iraqi authorities to ensure that th
Among the recommendations made in this report, Amnesty International calls on the Iraqi authorities to ensure that th
Historically, Iraqi women and girls have enjoyed relatively more rights than many of their counterparts in the Middle
With each day that passes since the fall of the Baathist regime, further revelations of past atrocities are laid bare
Open letter from the Kurdish Women Action against Honour Killing to:
There is a high level of chaos, anarchy, frustration, and even anger in today's Iraq.
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) urges the United States and coalition forces in Iraq to immediately address the dir
War or no war, more than 2,000 Iraqi women give birth every day.
Millions of innocent Iraqis have been forced to flee horrific violence: a girl whose father was killed in stray cross